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For executives in many industries, particularly tech, the talent wars have been a reality for years but now it has become the new normal for everyone. It is an undeniable fact that Singapore is facing a war for talent as more roles require a certain level of specialist expertise. Julie Wang, Head of Marketing, JobStreet Singapore shares some of the contributing factors to Singapore's war for talent and how job seekers can ride the Great Resignation Wave and gain job opportunities of their preferences. 

Just last week, iFast announced that it has signed an agreement with its partner Eagles Peak Holding to acquire BFC Bank from Bahrain’s BFC Group. And this deal will see iFast purchase an 85% stake in the UK digital bank for SGD$46 million. Alvin Chow, CEO, Dr Wealth shares the importance of adding a digital bank to iFAST's fintech ecosystem and the opportunities it will open up for the company in the global market. 

Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses South-east Asia's top news developments in this weekly podcast. The Straits Times' regional correspondent Leslie Lopez chats with Money FM's Elliot Danker and Bharati Jagdish. Highlights (click/tap above): 0:58 Malaysia's newest political party, Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM) 06:10 Omicron cases in Indonesia tripled within a week and government appeals for suspension of overseas leisure trips 07:40 Philippines' increase in national COVID-19 positivity rate 08:30 Thailand's reopening of three popular beach destinations amid the emergence of an Omicron outbreak Produced by: Leslie Lopez (ljlopez@sph.com.sg), The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3, Hadyu Rahim Edited by: Dan Koh Subscribe to our Asian Insider Podcast channel to follow our various shows each week and rate us on your favourite audio apps: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/wQsB  Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Read Leslie Lopez's stories: https://str.sg/3xRX Register for Asian Insider newsletter: https://str.sg/stnewsletters --- Discover more ST podcast series: Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts:  http://bt.sg/podcasts Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts!

Manpreet Gill, Head of FICC Investment Strategy, Standard Chartered Private Bank discusses the recent spike in 10-year treasury yields as expectations rise around rate hikes - as many as four this year.

Hou Wey Fook, CIO, DBS Bank discusses why he's raising his exposure to the healthcare and metaverse sectors, and shares his earnings outlook for the first quarter.

foodpanda Singapore has launched its second autonomous vehicle pilot trial with autonomous vehicle start-up, Neolix. For this three-month pilot run, last-mile delivery for foodpanda orders to NUS’ University Town (UTown) will be fulfilled by a pink Neolix robot located at the Education Resource Centre. So Yong Heng, Oversea Market Representative, Neolix shares how the autonomous vehicles sphere has evolved over the last few years and what the future holds for autonomous vehicles in the food delivery scene here in Singapore. 

As hackers themselves evolved, additional supply chain compromises will likely come to light, major vulnerabilities will continue to emerge.The Asia Pacific region will also experience more cyber incidents due to the increase of sophistication of ransomware and malware attacks. Shiva Pillay, Senior Vice President of Asia-Pacific & Japan, Veeam shares how cybercriminals have adapted their ways to exploit the shift to digitalisation in the supply chain sector and how Veeam come into the picture to combat and stop these issues. 

In this week's Regional Roundup, Leslie Lopez, Regional Correspondent, Straits Times gives an analysis of Malaysia's newest political party, Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM), the Philippines' increase in national COVID-19 positivity rate, Thailand's reopening of three popular beach destinations amid the emergence of an omicron outbreak, and more. 

In this morning's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss the WHO's announcement of how omicron is life threatening for the unvaccinated, elderly and people with underlying conditions, and The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation's forecast for omicron cases in Europe within the next 6 to 8 weeks. 

Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in China in this weekly podcast. Dr Oh Ei Sun, Senior Fellow at Singapore Institute of International Affairs, stands in for The Straits Times' China bureau chief Tan Dawn Wei, who is on leave. He chats with Money FM 89.3's Elliot Danker and Bharati Jagdish about the following points: Highlights (click/tap above): 00:51 China's first community spread of the Omicron variant ahead of the Winter Olympics  02:53 Progress of the Chinese own messenger RNA (mRNA) Covid-19 vaccine 06:07 Wide-ranging crackdown in China on private enterprises 07:49 Sri Lanka President's request for China to help restructure its debt repayment Produced by: Tan Dawn Wei (dawntan@sph.com.sg), The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3 & Fa'izah Sani Edited by: Dan Koh Subscribe to our Asian Insider Podcast channel to follow our various shows each week and rate us on your favourite audio apps: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/wQsB  Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Read Tan Dawn Wei's stories: https://str.sg/3xR7 Register for Asian Insider newsletter: https://str.sg/stnewsletters --- Discover more ST podcast series: Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts!